Adam Hogg

I know of G. A. Hetherington the colliery manager, he is still alive and well. I get on well with one of his sons, John.

Happy Birthday Foxy, Hope you don't cause any trouble, not that you do normally .

By the looks of things it was built in the 50's does not show up on a map before then so i don't know what it could have been used for when it was built maybe a store for Dr pit's gear? I don't really know.

Depends who you class as Famous People, We have had Major Labour Party Names, Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan, Micheal Foot, John Prescott and many others, N.U.M Leaders including Joe Gormley and Arthur Scargill, so all depends on who you class as famous people.

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I would say Symptoms they are just before the Coal Industry was Nationalised, 1946 would be my guess because the coal industry was Nationalised on the 1st January 1947 and the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act was passed in 1946 and it say "The mines are to be Nationalised" in the "application form."

Where did the good years go?

As i haven't seen any on here, Here are some jokes from another Great British Comedian Les Dawson. 1) I said to the chemist, 'Can I have some sleeping pills for the wife?' He said, 'Why?' I said, 'She keeps waking up.' 2) I upset the wife's mother the other Guy Fawkes Night. I fell off the fire. 3) She told me it was her 30th birthday. So I put thirty candles on her cake arranged in the shape of a question mark. 4) Duck goes into the chemist's shop. 'A tube of lipsol please.' 'Certainly, that will be fifty pence.' 'Put it on my bill, please.' 5) I said to my wife, 'Treasure' - I always call her Treasure, she reminds me of something that's just been dug up. 6) She was the flabbiest stripper I've ever seen. When she ran off the stage she started her own applause. 7) Ours is a football marriage, we keep waiting for the other one to kick off 8) My wife is a sex object - every time I ask for sex, she objects. 9) I don't have to do this for a living, I just do it for the luxuries like bread and shoes. 10) I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own. 11) I saw six men kicking and punching the mother-in-law. My neighbour said 'Are you going to help?' I said 'No, Six should be enough." 12) What amazes me is that so many people think showbusiness is glamorous and exciting. Believe me, it's about as glamorous as changing sheets in a bed-wetting clinic. 13) No laughs hey? I know the act smells, but I'm right on top of it and you don't hear me complain. 14) I was lying in bed the other morning playing a lament on my euphonium when the wife, who was prising her teeth out of an apple, looked back at me and said softly, 'Joey.' She calls me Joey because she always wanted a budgie. She said, 'I'm homesick.' I said, 'But precious one, this is your home.' She said, 'I know, and I'm sick of it.' 15) He drank so heavy, the only thing that grew on his grave were hops. 16) A letter came from the bank. I could tell it was from the bank as it was written on a wreath nailed to the front door. 17) People say to me, 'Cheer up, Lady Luck will smile on you one day.' By the time she smiles on me she won't have any teeth left. 18) I wouldn't say the room was small but when I talked to myself, one of us had to step outside to reply. 19) I was in a play on TV once. It was one of those suspense plays. It kept you wondering... what's on the other channels? 20) There was an old farmer from Greece Who did terrible things to his geese But he went too far with a budgerigar And the parrot phoned the police. 21) I went to a small guest house. The manager said, 'You want a room with running water? I said, 'What do you think I am? A trout?' 22) I wouldn't say the house was damp but the kids went to bed with a periscope. 23) Kids are maturing so much earlier now. Every Sunday I've been taking my six-year-old over to the park to play on the swings and the slides. Last Sunday he refused to go. He said he's too old for that sort of thing. So now I'll have to play on the swings on my own. 24) I said to the wife, 'I wish you wouldn't smoke in bed.' She said, 'But a lot of women do.' I said, 'Not bacon they don't.' 25) I'm not saying the wife's ugly, but last christmas she stood under the mistle toe waiting for someone to kiss and she was still there at lent. In fact she went to see that film the Elephant Man and the audience thought she was making a personal appearance. 26) I can always tell when the mother in law's coming to stay; the mice throw themselves on the traps. 27) The wife's Mother said, "When you're dead, I'll dance in your grave." I said: "Good, I'm being buried at sea." 28) I took my mother-in-law to Madame Tussard's Chamber of Horrors, and one of the attendants said, 'Keep her moving sir, we're stock-taking' 29) I went to my doctor and asked for something for persistent wind. He gave me a kite. You see the trouble is he's very old fashioned. When he gives you an injection you have to bite on a bullet. 30)Marriage is an institution and that's where a couple finish up.

At least i don't now have to feel guilty about not paying for it Malcolm .

Thanks everyone I'm getting old and wise , well at least old.

Just to inform everyone, I have just learnt that Joan Marley died peacefully last night. I have offered my sincere condolences to the family.

The reason NCC put the headstones on the ground was because there was supposedly a fault in them, however i think if there was a fault with them they should have been repaired or replaced then put back in the same place they stood, however if you go to the Cemetery there are a lot of "spaces" in the old part makes you think how many people are in graves that have been forgotten or never had headstones in the first place.

Was that not the same thing with Alcan Keith? Look what happened there.

A sad moment was announced today (27th May) that Bill Pertwee has Died peacefully with his family around him. I am a fan of Bill Pertwee performance's in all the films and TV Series he was in, he was one of the best and he will be sadly missed, Rest In Peace Bill Pertwee.

I would say the Big Event 2 was great, hope to see events like that more in Bedlington.

Ok Keith here is the information on the Bedlington Coal Company (BCC) Collieries for you: Bedlington A pit/Engine pit: Location: Bedlington Station. Shaft Sunk: 28 Sep 1838. Closed: 25 Sep 1971 Bedlington D/Doctor Pit: Location: Bedlington. Shaft Sunk: 14 Jul 1854 Closed: 02 Mar 1968 Bedlington F/Bomarsund Pit: Location: Bomarsund. Opened: 1905 Closed: 23 Oct 1965 Bedlington E: Location: West Sleekburn. Opened: 1859 Closed: 17 Mar 1962 All the Information is from the Durham mining museum.

I'm not going to enter a debate on this as this is not something WE should be debating I think that should be left to Parliament, I would just say to the people who support this act that happened in Woolwich. Shame on you and if you don't like it here, nobody is keeping you here, leave and don't come back. I would also like to add my sincere condolences to the family and friends for the young serviceman Drummer Lee Rigby who was killed, this should NEVER have happened and should NEVER happen again.

Wheres Bruce Willis and his team when you need them.

And to think all this could have been avoided if the had kept the Bedlington Branch open.

Thank you threegee, Maybe they are paying their CEO to much and they are losing money that way.

Correction it was not Ashington it was Ellington and second MacGregor was not attacked, the miners moved around MacGregor and one of the men in the group grabbed MacGregor by his Donkey Jacket and said "I want to talk to you." MacGregor was scared and fell backwards with the fright and the fence he land against fell back sending MacGregor to the ground, after he fell the police and miners went to help him and make sure he was ok nobody attacked him all they wanted was answers. Watch this video and look for yourself if you don't believe me: http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist//ITN/1999/11/01/BSP011199024/?s=ellington+colliery&st=0&pn=1

UK coal is not running at a profit because of some simple reasons: 1) They have a £2 million tax bill. 2) They have lost hundreds of millions of pounds in equipment and coal at two Collieries Daw Mill and Ellington. 3) They have been fined Millions in Health and Safety Breaches which has cost the lives of workers. UK Coal should never have happened, the NCB should have still been around and Bates, Ashington, Ellington and other deep mines should have still been open and would making a profit but that "woman" had a deep hatred for miners because they helped make the government she was part of in 1974 lose the general election. Also for those who say it was not her who did it, in 1981 she made plans to close 23 collieries the NUM threatened to go on strike and she backed down because coal stocks were low, in 1984 she and her puppet (Ian MacGregor) made the plans again because coal stocks were high after 3 years of production and "cheap" imports and the NUM went on strike but lost the battle and the coal industry was destroyed over the course of 28 years. 174 collieries in 1984, 8 collieries in 2012, 166 collieries closed between 1984 and 2012, a drop of 95.4% between 1984 and 2012.

Here's one take it or leave it: One day a man comes home with a new lie-detecting robot. So proud of his recent purchase it takes pride of place in the front room. That day the man's teenage son Tommy gets home from school two hours late. "Where have you been?" demand his parents. "Several of us went to the library," says Tommy. The robot comes alive, walks around the table and slaps Tommy out of his chair. "Son, this is a lie detector," explains his dad, "now tell us where you went after school?" "We went to Bobby's house and watched the news," says the teen. Again the robot slaps the wee fella. With lip quivering, Tommy gets up and says, "I'm sorry I lied. We really watched a DVD called Sex Queen." The robot remains motionless. "I'm ashamed of you son," says his father. "When I was your age, I never lied to my parents." Suddenly, the robot walks around to the dad and delivers a roundhouse right that nearly knocks him out of his chair. His wife is bent double laughing. "Boy, did you ever ask for that one," she says. "And you can't be too mad with Tommy. After all, he is your son." The robot slaps her three times.

I agree its not a bad one, But don't encourage him Malcolm! We have enough Bad jokes from Councillor Keith.

Has this not happened before? A little thing called Ellington Colliery? UK Coal got "loans" off the then Labour Government to safeguard jobs at Ellington and other deep mines owned by UK Coal then the Government said no more money for you and Ellington closed. Along with a few other deep mines owned by UK Coal i think.